Socotra Island

It is one of the most isolated land forms(continental) on Earth, containing plants and birds found no where else in the world. The climate is tropical, the rainfall is light, and the winds and seas reek havoc on Socotra Island during the monsoon season.
Socotra boasts of over 800 plant forms that can be found no where else, one of which is the dragon's blood tree. This tree is strangely umbrella shaped, and its red sap has been used as medicine and dye. Socotra is also home to various endemic birds, such as the Socotra Sunbird, the Socotra Starling, the Socotra Grosbeak, and the Socotra Sparrow.
The main island is inhabited by approximately 50,000 who speak Soqotri, which happens to be an unwritten dialect of Arabic. The islanders are known for date cultivation, rearing
livestock, fishing, and even tourism in recent times. The apostle Thomas is said to have converted the island to Christianity in 52 A.D., however, the inhabitants there now are Arab, Somali, and South Asian who follow Islam. Socotra is now part of the Republic of Yemen, it is off the coast of the Horn of Africa in the Indian Ocean.